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South Carolina courts to hear video poker case

15 January 2007

SOUTH CAROLINA – As reported by the South Carolina Herald: "The economic survival of the Catawba Indian Nation is at stake this week, its lawyers say.

"On Wednesday, the S.C. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the tribe can operate video poker games on its York County reservation. The Catawbas believe that a land settlement reached with the state in 1993 allows that right -- despite a statewide ban on video gambling.

"A circuit court ruled in favor of the tribe last year. The state is appealing the decision, arguing the intent of the 1993 settlement is being misinterpreted.

"…The tribe doesn't actually want to operate games in York County. Instead, it wants to use a favorable ruling from the court as a bargaining chip to pressure the state Legislature into allowing a bingo operation in Orangeburg County near Interstate 95…"

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